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I have been married than 3 years. We have been living

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I have been married for less than 3 years.We have been living together for 8 years My wife has not been working for 5 years (and just recently got a job)I want to file for divorce. (live in southern ca)------------------------------------------------------------------------------I want to stay in the house we are renting. (We are both on the lease)I want to try and get full custody of our daughter.I work from home and have the ability to provide proper care (School, room, etc)What are the odds of me getting this?

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Without more to go on, the chances are 50-50. It is still more difficult for a father to get custody than a mother. It's not supposed to be and occasionally the courts release documents that show a difference but if yo sit in the courtroom for a few days you will seen that the fathers get the children in no more than 20-40% of the cases. However, usually the father doesn't have the advantage of working at home and being able to spend more time with the child, which I think increases your chances.

The more negatives that there are against your spouse then the more your chances increase.

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Sorry, the odds would apply to that as well, I should have made that clearer. The court will allow whichever of you that gets custody to keep the lease as well so that there is minimal disruption to the child.